Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups fresh onions (about 2 medium yellow onions) or 2 cups frozen onions (about 2 medium yellow onions)
  • 1 cup frozen bell pepper, stir-fry mix (red, green, and yellow peppers, do not thaw )
  • 1/3 cup Spanish ham or 1/3 cup prosciutto, finely diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 large whole bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 (1 lb) cans black beans, with their liquid
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
  • 3 tablespoons dry sherry
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 3 cups leftover cooked rice, reheated
  • 2 large hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
  • 4 tablespoons Italian parsley, coarsely chopped

Method

  • Heat oil in large sauce pan over high heat about 2 minutes.
  • Add onion, stir fry mix, ham, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, and coriander.
  • Stir well to coat, reduce heat to medium, cover and allow tastes to mingle for about 10 minutes Add beans and liquid, broth, and sherry; adjust heat so soup bubbles slightly, cover and simmer about 15 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper To serve, mound 1/2 cup rice in each of heated large soup plates.
  • Ladle in soup, then top with scattering of hard-cooked egg and parsley.